MSE Pregnancy Club 24

little_miss_moneysaver_3

Originally Posted by silly moo

Silly moo And last thing - why does everyone want to leave the hospital ASAP? I always thought it's better to stay longer in case there's something wrong with the LO. Surely they won't be able to check much in a few hrs? Admittedly, I've never been admitted to a hospital so don't know what it's like.


I guess for me hospitals are for sick/injured people. I'd rather be at home in our own environment with bubba, getting to know him without being surrounded by others. You could have a really nice bunch on a maternity ward or the others could just be loud and inconsiderate. I think i'd recover quicker in the privacy and quietness of my own home. If there's someone very obviously wrong with LO I would hope we'd realise quite early, but realistically I'm not sure how much time midwives/drs look at the LO and it seems mums and dads seem to notice problems anyway and them can seek medical help.

Sorry for that ramble, woke up (wee time of course) and was water dripping from the ceiling in the bathroom. Didn't wanna wake OH but he woke up and saw me wide awake and now has investigated the loft etc. we do have a dodgy tile on our roof but he thinks it's not from there. Hopefully now it's stopped. Now he's talking about new roofs :-(
Hope to grab some more sleep soon Zzzzzzzz

Lola888

I'd have to agree with dizziblonde and little miss moneysaver hospitals are not the best places for a mum and baby, unless there is something wrong.

I had an assisted birth- ventouse and episiotomy so had to stay on a ward. Births that are problem free can stay in private rooms, I was gutted! The ward was noisy, there was a woman crying because her baby was crying, then because she couldn't feed him, then she was crying because he was feeding. I heard her say after she had depression, anxiety and slight paranoia- god help her child!

There was another mother who kept pressing her buzzer every 5 mins and a teenage mum who needed a nurse to watch her baby so she could go downstairs for a cigarette! Like they haven't got better things to do. They don't really look at the babies they must hope that the mums will notice if there is anything wrong.

Needless to say I had very little sleep, considering it took over 33 hours to get Isabella out. I was shattered, really wished I'd taken ear plugs. I was quite eager to go home the next days sore stitches or not!

It's the first time I've ever stayed in hospital and it really opened my eyes. Fingers crossed if I have another it'll be smooth sailing so I can have a private room and DH can stay.

emsbet

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1. Charli82 - 15th April 2012 ?
2. Bianx - 20th April 2012 ?
3. natwesty - 21st April 2012 (induction)?
4. AmySquash - 23rd April 2012 ?
   
5. jennynoo - 28th April 2012
6. amymo - 28th April 2012 :female:
7. alizee - 3rd May 2012 :female:
8. jem2 - 5th May 2012 :female:
9. gtothec - 12th May 2012 ?
10. Magicboo-18th May 2012 (twins!) ? ?
11. Kabie - 18th May 2012 ?
12. Doodlebug86-19th May 2012 ?
13. Teerah - 20th May 2012 ?
14. Princess Fairy Sparkle - 21st May 2012 ?
15. Miss_Money - 21st May 2012 :female:
16. LegalBlonde - 22nd May 2012 ?
17. Wiccanlou - 26th May 2012 ?(waiting for dating scan)
18. Pistachio - 26th May 2012 ?
19. MrsH...2B - 29th May 2012 ?
20. Norabatty - 2nd June 2012 ?
21. choclover - 5th June 2012?
22. MrsManda - 8th June 2012 :male:
23. kelda_shelton - 10th June 2012 :male:
24. monks - 10th June 2012 :male:
25. Jovichick123 - 13th June 2012 :male:
26. Thrifty-gal26 - 13th June 2012 :male:
27. BB1984 - 14th June 2012 ?
28. Ladylegs -14th June 2012 :male:
29. AmyP1985 - 14th June 2012 ?
30. Weekendpants - 14th June 2012 ?
31. SallyCinnamon - 15th June 2012 :female:
32. Lixi - 20th June 2012 :male:
33. Triangle - 22nd June 2012 :male:
34. museumworker - 22nd June 2012 ? Going for a surprise
35. fluffnutter - 27th June 2011?
36. nikkikayj - 28th June 2012 ?
37. MrsBryan - 28th June 2012 :male:
38. whowants2brich- 3rd July 2012 ? Going for a suprise
39. rakkibeth - 8th July 2012 ? Going for a suprise
40. silly moo - 12th July 2012 :male:
41. Robyn - 20th July 2012 :male:
42. Clarissa62 - 20th July 2012 :male:
43. Rebekah - 23rd July 2012 :female:
44. stephimoon - 27th July 2012
45. jediquigley - 30th July 2012 ?
46. MrsExcited - 3rd August 2012 ?
47. Agscully-11th August 2012 ?
48. GemmaE-11th August 2012 ?
49. jen77 - 14th August 2012 ?
50. Student_Mrs - 22nd August 2012 :male:
51. happy8178 - 27th August 2012 :female:
52. Bellola - 7th September 2012 ?
53. Elelyn - 8th September 2012 :male:
54. emsbet - 11th September 2012 ?
55. The Next Verse - 12th September 2012 ?
56. MissMonkeyMoo - 12th September 2012 ?
57. Little miss moneysaver - 14th September 2012 :male:
58. kittycat1977 - 16th September 2012 ?
59. MummyOfTwo - 17th September 2012
60. Mishkanorman - 19th September 2012 :male:
61. sexymouse - 23rd September 2012 ?
62. tigerwhite - 26th September 2012 ?
63. fozpot - 27th September 2012 ?

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:male: Serendisglair - 1st March 2012 - Iaon David - 8lb 6oz
:male: Emmylou - 3rd March 2012 - Flynn Craig - 8lb 14oz - 11.40pm
:female: Darkphaery - 9th March 2012 - Ava Louise - 6.21am
:female: Icey77 - 16th March 2012, 18:58 - Caitlin Isabel Anna 8lbs 11oz
:female: Ravenlady - 17th March 2012 - Matilda
:male: Sammie - 20th March 2012 - Noah, 7lb 9oz
:female: VikkiKawaii - 22nd March 2012, 11:20am - Tehya
:female: Lola888 - 25th March 2012 - Isabella 8lb 5oz - 13.48pm
:female: Dinah93 - 26th March 2012, 12:45 - Grace Nancy Alison 1lb 15oz
:female: Lovecrafting - 30th March 2012- Isla Allison 4lb 8oz
:male: camNolliesMUMMY - 3rd April 2012, 1:59pm - Oliver 8lb 8.5oz
:female: Snoopytweety - 4th April 2012, 10:02pm - Isabella Harriet Clarice 6lbs 5.5oz
:female: Goppers - 6th April 2012, 6:25pm - 5lbs 5oz
:female: flutterby_lil - 7th April 2012, 13:07 - Maisie Elizabeth 8lbs 9oz
:female: Dizziblonde - 9th April 2012, 22:41 - Erin 4.99lbs
:male: happydays77 - 11th April 2012, 15:05 - Tristan Leonard 8lbs 7oz
:male: Safesound - 11th April 2012 - Jake 10lbs
:male: glimmerofhope - 14th April 2012 3pm - Leo
:male: 2522laura - 19th April 2012, 11:05am - Charlie Eric 6lbs 4oz
:female: lisa26 - 19th April 2012 3.39pm - Katie Elizabeth - 4lb 7oz
:female::female: (twins) Dashikii - 21st April 2012, 5:55 & 5:56am - Names TBD, 5lb 10oz and 5lb 2oz
:male: :female: (twins) ginvzt - 24th April 2012, 9:35 & 9:55am - Emilio (4lbs 5 oz) and Maya (4lbs 1 oz)

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dizziblonde

I'll admit I did more than my fair share of crying while in ours - not much else to do when you're dumped in a darkened ward, still shaking from the reaction to the spinal block and unable to leave the bed yet cos you can't feel your legs, your baby - that you've seen for all of 10 seconds - is on a unit a floor and a walk away and you're left listening to newborns cry and be comforted by their mums, and happy good-news phonecalls, and people are staring at you like you're a freak show because you haven't got your baby with you (I made the Bounty woman run away in terror - quite proud of that one considering she has the general demeanour of a rottweiler with toothache).... oh god and the screaming - I still hear it now when I close my eyes - just constant screaming.

We're possibly facing readmission over her ongoing jaundice - and it's absolutely my worst nightmare having to go back in there.

As for fellow inmates - we had the woman who the staff (who basically resorted to the Basil Fawlty school of communicating with people who spoke poor English - shout loud and slow with hand gestures) were having to yell at that "YOU MUST FEED THE BABY" because she'd left the bairn 9 hours...then dad showed up at the start of visiting - dumped the toddler with her - and vanished... so the toddler spent the next 8 hours banging the lid of the bin, breaking the bedside light and looking under the curtains of the other cubicles (the other 2 people in the war discharged themselves to get away from this)... oh and they brought the priest in to pray over the baby loudly at 8am as well.

We had the dad who was chucked out very very loudly by the hospital staff on the directions of social services.

We had the visitor making comments someone's baby was suntanned - when he was jaundiced - visitor and mum nearly squared up for a punch-up.

The people who have 10 visitors, all armed with the mandatory balloons, who stay for the full 2.30 to 8.30 visiting time and don't know the meaning of a quiet voice.

There was basically a line outside the ward before the start of visiting every day that resembled the collection you'd see on the Jeremy Kyle show (but with added balloons).

Oh and the git who nicked my sudocreme (yes I bear a grudge over this one)

sexymouse

Morning all!

Well I managed to pick up a bargain at the baby table-top sale this morning. Unfortunately there was only one pushchair there and it was cheap looking and brown, as well as being overpriced. However, we managed to pick up a M&Ps vibrating baby bouncer for £4. We checked it worked before buying obviously, and it comes with the instructions etc. We also bought a couple of packs of white cotton vests with neutral animals/toys printed on the chest - 7 in one set, and 6 in the other for £3 each set (I know it wasn't that much of a bargain for these, seeing as they aren't much more in the supermarkets, but the designs were cute). Trouble is, we've now got to decide where we're going to put stuff now that we've bought these items as we hadn't really thought that far ahead yet - good job we didn't find a pushchair! lol

Having read some of your stories of your stays in hospital after the birth, I really hope that I don't have to stay in for any reason. I've only stayed in hospital overnight once (on a children's ward at the age of 17 as I was still classified as a child), and hardly got any sleep - didn't get into a bed until midnight, and was then woken at 6am by the nurse taking my blood pressure! I was very relieved to go home and get some sleep! Luckily I never had to use any showers, and I only had 1 meal, which was breakfast, and the hospital couldn't do toast for some reason.

Well good luck and labour vibes for all of the boldies. Hope you're all having mummy cuddles soon.

Hugs for those who need or want them,

sexymouse xx

jediquigley

alizee wrote: »

Holycrap I'm next!!!!

hehe :rotfl:

jediquigley

went for my regular swim this morning and bump is now out of the water when i do backstroke, its like jaws coming to get you:)

13 weeks to go till EDD!

when are people attending antenatal classes compared to their due dates?
i have been booked in for classes when i am 33 - 34 weeks pregnant, little bit worried if baby comes early i wont have a clue what to do. these were the only available dates. OH is attending daddynatal classes in may and asures me he will tell me what to do lol

i read the thread on friends /family visiting after birth - interesting, i never thought about this really. think i will try and keep the birth a secret for a couple of hours so we can rest and get breastfeeding established. i know as soon as my mum and MIL know they will be racing to the hospital hehe

Laura

Lola888

Alizee it just creeps up on you doesn't it, u spend 9 mths thinking hurry up and when it arrives its like OMG!

In my case though had another 10 days so was a bit of an anti-climax!!

bellola

I feel like my bump has shrunk this morning - is this normal? Have felt a few movements this morning but am still worrying.

Put my mind at rest please!

BB1984

Bellola, don't worry. Bumps do change quite a bit according to the position baby is in. mine went from being quite wide one day to very narrow and in front when bubs changed from head up to down.

If baby's movements have changed, call the midwife, but otherwise don't panic!

BB x